Are you a new counselor starting or working toward your LPC Residency in Virginia?
The LPC Residency process can be confusing.
I'm here to help you on the journey!
My mission is to train and support mental health counselors in becoming the best they can be.
As an experienced counselor, counselor educator and LPC supervisor,
I love coaching and mentoring new counselors toward their professional and life goals.
If you're looking for ethical, clinical supervision that will support your growth and development as you gain experience and confidence as a counselor, let's work together!
I've been in private practice since 2001 and have supervised more than a hundred counselors toward their license. I specialize in supervising counselors who are interested in holistic, complementary and integrative therapies, PTSD and other traumas, anxiety, and depression.
Group and individual supervision for Residents in Counseling working on their LPC in Virginia
I'm here to help you on the journey!
My mission is to train and support mental health counselors in becoming the best they can be.
As an experienced counselor, counselor educator and LPC supervisor,
I love coaching and mentoring new counselors toward their professional and life goals.
If you're looking for ethical, clinical supervision that will support your growth and development as you gain experience and confidence as a counselor, let's work together!
I've been in private practice since 2001 and have supervised more than a hundred counselors toward their license. I specialize in supervising counselors who are interested in holistic, complementary and integrative therapies, PTSD and other traumas, anxiety, and depression.
Group and individual supervision for Residents in Counseling working on their LPC in Virginia
Already licensed and want to complete the required training
so you can begin to supervise Residents yourself?
The Clinical Supervisor Toolkit: Clinical Supervisor Training
I offer a 20-hour CE Clinical Supervisor Training course for LPCs to become familiar with the purpose, theory and process of clinical supervision for counselors. You will review the currently accepted theoretical models for conducting supervision, the requirements posed by various licensing bodies, the skills and qualities of supervisor and supervisee, which promote effective supervision, and the ethics associated with supervisory relationships.
Whether your interest is simply the expansion of knowledge of all things clinical or whether you are considering becoming a supervisor, this course will expand your understanding of supervision and its impacts.
The Clinical Supervisor Toolkit training covers the legal, ethical and clinical aspects of supervision, including requirements of supervision, this course also presents supervision as a dynamic process, engaging both supervisor and supervisee in interpersonal processes over a period of time and through certain developmental phases. You will learn to pay attention to boundaries, discover the impact of multiple loyalties, as well as the multiple relationships that are inherent in the supervision relationship.
For More Info about the Clinical Supervisor Toolkit Training, Click HERE
CE certificates issued by NBCC!
Whether your interest is simply the expansion of knowledge of all things clinical or whether you are considering becoming a supervisor, this course will expand your understanding of supervision and its impacts.
The Clinical Supervisor Toolkit training covers the legal, ethical and clinical aspects of supervision, including requirements of supervision, this course also presents supervision as a dynamic process, engaging both supervisor and supervisee in interpersonal processes over a period of time and through certain developmental phases. You will learn to pay attention to boundaries, discover the impact of multiple loyalties, as well as the multiple relationships that are inherent in the supervision relationship.
For More Info about the Clinical Supervisor Toolkit Training, Click HERE
CE certificates issued by NBCC!
LPC supervision for Residents in Counseling in the State of Virginia.
In-person in Virginia Beach, Virginia and online throughout the State.
Suzan K. Thompson, Ph.D., LPC
(aka "Dr. T")
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Hello! l'm thrilled that you've found this website and my information. I'd love to speak with you about your Residency goals, so be sure to contact me! Here's just a little about my background: After being a master's degree counselor for 5 years, I decided to return to my educational roots to earn a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision. Little did I know how much I would LOVE being a clinical supervisor! So, in the process or learning more about counseling and therapy, I also learned how to be a supervisor. And then I became an even better therapist. In 1998, I earned the Approved Clinical Supervisor certification from the National Board for Certified Counselors, then shortly after that, became a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. I view supervision as a collaborative process, so our supervisory relationship is as important to me as my professional relationship is with clients. Since 1999, I’ve provided LPC supervision to a wide variety of mental health counselors and I’m still learning. Being a supervisor has made me more conscious of what I’m doing as a counselor. It’s stretched and challenged me and made me open to new ways of thinking and doing the work. As an early adopter of mindfulness as well as Energy Psychology and complementary and integrative therapies, I developed a passion for learning about new theories and approaches that aren't typically covered in graduate programs. Not only did I begin to integrate these approaches into my practice with clients, I created and taught (for 7 years) a graduate counseling course in these topics! And I love to teach my Residents about these VERY effective and cutting-edge strategies, too. If you are ready to work with an experienced, supportive Residency supervisor, who takes an integrative approach to counseling, please contact me by phone or use the contact form on this website. We will talk about what you're looking for and figure out if we're a good fit for the process. I look forward to speaking to you! Dr. T EMAIL ME |
And for those who want a more formal introduction...
Suzan K. Thompson, PhD as been an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) since 1998 and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia since 1996. Thompson’s doctoral degree is in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Virginia. In 1999, she began providing LPC supervision and has been in private practice since 2001. From 2005 to 2014, she worked as a full-time faculty member at Old Dominion University, where she taught two levels of counseling skills courses and Introduction to Supervision as well as Advanced Supervision courses to master’s and doctoral-level students. Dr. Thompson also created and taught a course on Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health Counseling for 7 years. Thompson integrates up-to-date, relevant information from the counseling research literature as well as practical tools and cutting-edge, effective processes for providing clinical counseling.
Suzan K. Thompson, PhD as been an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) since 1998 and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia since 1996. Thompson’s doctoral degree is in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Virginia. In 1999, she began providing LPC supervision and has been in private practice since 2001. From 2005 to 2014, she worked as a full-time faculty member at Old Dominion University, where she taught two levels of counseling skills courses and Introduction to Supervision as well as Advanced Supervision courses to master’s and doctoral-level students. Dr. Thompson also created and taught a course on Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health Counseling for 7 years. Thompson integrates up-to-date, relevant information from the counseling research literature as well as practical tools and cutting-edge, effective processes for providing clinical counseling.